Manufacturer catalog

IDF Ordnance

IDF Ordnance is the Israel Defense Forces' ordnance corps within the Technological and Logistics Directorate, and in this catalog it provides the builder context for selected Israeli armored and engineering vehicles.

2 weapons

IDF Ordnance is a military corps, not a commercial defense company, so this catalog page exists to give catalog readers a stable home for the Israeli ordnance-production label used on selected vehicle records. Public English-language IDF pages place the corps inside the Technological and Logistics Directorate and describe its logistics and manpower role.

The catalog currently attaches this builder facet to the Namer and Puma families, both of which are tied in source material to IDF ordnance production or integration. That keeps the catalog focused on the specific Israeli armored systems represented here instead of turning it into a broad institutional history.

Armored vehicle production and integrationCombat engineering vehiclesOrdnance logistics and maintenanceMilitary support systems

Notable Systems

Namer

Heavy armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle

Weaponsystems.net describes Namer as an Israeli heavy APC/IFV whose developer and producer are tied to Israel Military Industries and IDF Ordnance.

Sources: Namer | Weaponsystems.net

Puma armored engineering vehicle

Combat engineering vehicle

Weaponsystems.net identifies Puma as an Israeli combat engineering vehicle produced under the Israel Military Industries / IDF Ordnance line.

Sources: Weaponsystems.net Puma

Manufacturer History

2016-03-31
Ordnance Corps expands Roim Rachok
The IDF reported that the Ordnance Corps welcomed its first volunteers on the autism spectrum as part of the Roim Rachok program, showing the corps' active personnel and training role.
Sources: Beyond the Spectrum | IDF
2021-12-29
IDF places Ordnance Corps inside the directorate
The IDF's Technological and Logistics Directorate page says the directorate consists of the Logistics Corps, Medical Corps, and Ordnance Corps and manages the IDF's logistical operation.
Sources: Technological and Logistics Directorate | IDF

Website links

Technological and Logistics Directorate Beyond the Spectrum

Public English-language IDF sources usually describe Ordnance Corps inside the Technological and Logistics Directorate rather than on a standalone manufacturer page, so this profile uses the directorate page plus a small number of corps-level references.

Manufacturer Sources

Technological and Logistics Directorate | IDFPublisher: Israel Defense Forces | Note: Supports the Ordnance Corps as one of the directorate's three corps and the IDF's logistics-operation description for the builder context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Beyond the Spectrum | IDFPublisher: Israel Defense Forces | Note: Supports the IDF Ordnance Corps reference and the corps' ongoing training and personnel role in the Roim Rachok program. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Namer | Weaponsystems.netPublisher: Weaponsystems.net | Note: Supports the Namer builder attribution and background as a vehicle family tied to Israel Military Industries and IDF Ordnance. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Weaponsystems.net PumaPublisher: Weaponsystems.net | Note: Supports the Puma builder attribution and background as an Israeli combat engineering vehicle produced under the IDF Ordnance line. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Ordnance Corps emblem on CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing for the Israeli Ordnance Corps emblem used as the builder image. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Puma armored engineering vehicle, Combat engineering vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2006 Lebanon War, 2008 Gaza War +2 morePuma armored engineering vehicleCombat engineering vehicleBuilt in: IsraelThe Puma is an Israeli heavy combat engineering vehicle on a Centurion/Sho't hull, built to move combat engineers under armor while breaching obstacles and clearing routes. During the 2023 Israel-Hamas War, IDF engineering units used it in Gaza operations, including a Khan Yunis incident documented by the IDF and Israeli press.

Namer, Heavy armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2014 Gaza War, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarNamerHeavy armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: IsraelThe Namer is Israel's Merkava Mk 4-based heavy APC/IFV, built to move infantry under tank-level protection with a front-engine layout and rear troop exit. IDF, defense-reference, and conflict-study sources describe a three-person crew, Trophy active protection, turreted IFV development, and documented Gaza deployment in the 2014 Gaza War and the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.